PIK Could Zap Corn Rootworms And Save Farmers Money
University of Minnesota entomologist Whitney Cranshaw says the payment in kind program could cut corn rootworm problems if farmers rotate corn with other crops. He notes improved rotation schedules on idle land could control populations and reduce insecticide use by 50 to 80 percent through 1985, saving about 10 dollars per acre.
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University of Minnesota
Whitney Cranshaw
Cranshaw
Minnesota
Wisconsin 4-H clubs win safety project honors for 1983
Ten Wisconsin 4-H clubs including six from central western and northern regions were named outstanding club safety project winners for 1983. Winners include Haycreek Ramblers Chippewa County Hi-Low Ramblers La Crosse Pine Road Pioneers Marathon Poplar Grove Taylor Pigeon Flyers Trempealeau Twin Valley Washburn and state winner 4-H Fireballs Dane County. Awards were presented at a Milwaukee ceremony last week by UW Extension Safety Specialist Don Jensen with clubs from Milwaukee Sauk and Winnebago counties also represented.
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Wisconsin
Haycreek Ramblers
Chippewa County
Hi-Low Ramblers
la Crosse County
Pine Road
Marathon County
Poplar Grove Club
Taylor County
Pigeon Flyers
Trempealeau County
Twin Valley Club
Washburn County
Dane County
Milwaukee, Sauk
Winnebago Counties
Milwaukee
Uw-Extension
Don Jensen
Computer grows garden with a planning program Garden
A computer program named Garden turns user answers into a garden map for plots from 11 by 11 feet to 900 by 900 feet. It estimates 27 vegetable quantities per family, prints a planting blueprint, calendar, and a speculation guide, and costs $3 plus mailing for a form.
Plow-Down Credits for Manure and Legume Sod
Crop nutrient credits are outlined for spring plow-down. Manure per ton adds 4 lb nitrogen 3 lb phosphate 7 lb potash per acre. Legume sod adds 40 lb nitrogen per acre plus 1 lb for each percent legume remaining.
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Jerry Brett
Croix County
Yarns of Yesteryear Faces Budget Cut Threat
The UW Extension Arts Development unit may terminate the Yarns of Yesteryear contest by June 30 due to a $5000 shortfall amid broad university budget cuts. Gen Lewis, director, and Richard Wolf urge funding from Stanton and Lee Publishers and public support as they await a decision on continuing the program.
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Richard Wolf
Extension Arts Development Unit
University of Wisconsin
Gen Lewis
Stanton & Lee Publishers Inc
Mark Lefebvre
Mr. Wolf
Stanton and Lee
Rhinelander School of the Arts
Yarns of Yesteryear
Clarice Dunn
Arts Development
Dick Wolf
Stanton and Lee Publishers
Richard W. Wolf
Lowell Hall
Langdon St
Madison
The Country Yesterday in Hersey Village History
In Hersey once a booming unincorporated village in St. Croix County Jack Colburn recalls ancestors who ran a livery stable The community boasted a kaolin mine a stockyard and a hotel that was visited by Jesse James indicating a once lively local economy and notable past residents
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Hersey
St. Croix County
Jack Colburn
Jesse James
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P.O
Neillsville
Clark County
M.E. Stalin
Emale
Keith Sommerfeld
Dunn County
Ckfo
Robert E. Gard
Clarice Chase Dunn
Wisconsin Regional Writers Association
Stanton and Lee Publishers Inc
Lewis
Fond du Lac
Ms. Lewis
School of the Arts
Rhinelander
Wey
Colburn Jo
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